Garment.



E. V. HIGLEY.

GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED NOV. H, 1936- Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

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ETHEL vALLANcE Jimm on GLENS FALLS, new YORK.

GARMENT.

' Specification of Letters 1atent. Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

Application filed November 11, 1916. Serial No. 130,738.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ETHEL V. HIGLEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Glens Falls, in the county of Warren and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to childrens wear, and the main object thereof isto provide an underwaist designed along scientific lines whereby theweight and strain of garments supported thereby, and strains due tophysi cal action on the part of the wearer, will be taken by bandsleading over the shoulders of the wearer, and not upon the fabric of theunderwaist.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the underwaist to theparticular wearer, either boy or girl, and to adapt the underwaist tothe particular garments worn therewith, such as drawers, pants,underskirts and overskirts, as well as stockings.

A further object is to form the body of the underwaist of one piece ofsuitable material the shape of which is produced by folds concealedbeneath reinforcing strips, contributing to the support of the suspendedgarments.

And further objects are to provide such underwaists which are verysimple in construction, very comfortable for the wearer, andcomparatively inexpensive, and which give entire freedom to any physicalmovements on the part of the wearer.

My invention is fully described in the following specification, of whichthe accompanying drawings form a part, in which like characters refer tolike parts in each of the views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a front view of my underwaist as worn;

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a similar section taken on the line 4% of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the underwaist;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is a similar section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 8 is a similar section taken on the line 88 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 9 represents thebody of the underwaist, shownas of mesh, open at its front with the resulting edges 10 and 11 doubledor reinforced, Fig. 8, and held in closed position by means of suitablefasteners, snap fasteners 12 being illustrated although others may beused.

The body 9 is preferably made of one piece of material and given shapeby folding, as at the sides, at 13, Fig. 7, said folds being covered byreinforcing strips 14. reaching from the arm-holes to the lower edge ofthe garment, Fig. 4, with the latter reinforced as at 15.

Passed over the shoulders are two straps 16 connected at the rear bybraces 17 and preferably interrupted and joined by shaping strips 18 toovercome the buckling of the straps in the curving thereof, and Iprovide a reinforcing piece 19 between the braces 17 and strips 18 andextend a reinforcing strip 20 downwardly from the middle of the lowerbrace 17.

The front ends of the straps 16 are looped at 21 and 22 and the rearends at 23 and 24.- to provide engaging means for hose supporters 25having suitable clamps 26 at their ends and suitable buckles 27 for theadjustment of the lengths thereof, said loops being tacked beneath beltmembers 28 and 29, and I join the rear ends of the straps 16 to thereinforcing 30 of the arm-holes by means of strips 31.

Also tacked beneath said belt members, in the positions of the frontflap 10, the side strips 14, and the rear strip 20, are looped tapes forholding three vertically spaced buttons 32, 33 and 34 in each position,the lowermost buttons 32 being for connection with the underdrawers, theintermediate buttons 33 being for connection with the pants of a boy orwith the undershirt of a girl, and the uppermost buttons 31 being forconnection with the outerskirt of a girl Having frilly described my"inyention', ing the; rear portions of;said= straps, strips What I'claimas new, and desire to secure joining the rear ends of said straps at am) by Letters Patent, is: point below the braces With the rear edges Anunderwaisty, comprisingia bod-ymerm ofsaid armrholes, a pair; of beltmembers 5 her having arm-holes, straps passed from below said braces andgarment supporting the front thereof to the rear above said armbuttonscarried by said belt members.

holes and having their ends formed into hosesuppontingdops; a pair ofbraces-join- ETHEL VALLANCE HIGLEY;

Oopies of this patent may'be'obtai'ned' for five cents each, byaddressing the "Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

